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10 most expensive Kawhi Leonard basketball cards

See the 10 most expensive Kawhi Leonard basketball cards ranked by public sale price. Each result includes source context, followed by the rookie and grail lanes collectors use to understand the market.

Kawhi Leonard 2012-13 Panini National Treasures Gold #114 Kawhi Leonard Signed Jersey Patch Rookie Card (#3/5) - BGS GEM MINT 9.5/BGS 10 card from Card Ladder
#1

Record sale

$181,200

May 24, 2021

2012-13 Panini National Treasures Gold #114 Kawhi Leonard Signed Jersey Patch Rookie Card (#3/5) - BGS GEM MINT 9.5/BGS 10

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Updated May 20, 2026

Kawhi Leonard 2012-13 Panini National Treasures Gold #114 Kawhi Leonard Signed Jersey Patch Rookie Card (#3/5) - BGS GEM MINT 9.5/BGS 10 card from Card Ladder
#1

2012-13 Panini National Treasures Gold #114 Kawhi Leonard Signed Jersey Patch Rookie Card (#3/5) - BGS GEM MINT 9.5/BGS 10

$181,200

May 24, 2021
Why it matters

Premium rookie patch-autograph cards still give Kawhi the cleanest top-end rookie answer, especially when the copy is short-printed or unusually clean.

Representative image of a 2012-13 Panini Prizm Gold #209 Kawhi Leonard rookie from another Card Ladder sale; pictured serial number and grade differ
#2

2012-13 Panini Prizm Kawhi Leonard Gold Rookie BGS 9.5 Gem Mint 5/10 (COMC)

$100,100

Aug 16, 2020
Why it matters

Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire player case into one card the hobby already understands.

Representative image of a 2012-13 Panini Prizm Silver #209 Kawhi Leonard rookie BGS 10 Black Label from another Card Ladder sale of the same card and grade
#3

2012-13 Panini Silver Prizm #209 Kawhi Leonard RC Rookie BGS 10 " BLACK LABEL "

$60,100

Jan 21, 2021
Why it matters

Silver Prizm results matter because the card is recognizable, liquid, and condition-sensitive enough to command real respect when the grade is elite.

Kawhi Leonard 2012-13 Panini Prizm Gold Prizm #209 Kawhi Leonard Rookie Card (#03/10) - BGS PRISTINE 10 - Pop 3 card from Card Ladder
#4

2012-13 Panini Prizm Gold Prizm #209 Kawhi Leonard Rookie Card (#03/10) - BGS PRISTINE 10 - Pop 3

$56,121

Mar 14, 2026
Why it matters

Gold Prizm remains one of the strongest flagship high-end answers because it gives collectors a rare card the broader market immediately understands.

Kawhi Leonard 2012-13 Panini Prizm Gold Prizm #209 Kawhi Leonard Rookie Card (#06/10) - BGS NM-MT+ 8.5 card from Card Ladder
#5

2012-13 Panini Prizm Gold Prizm #209 Kawhi Leonard Rookie Card (#06/10) - BGS NM-MT+ 8.5

$50,400

Apr 9, 2022
Why it matters

Gold Prizm remains one of the strongest flagship high-end answers because it gives collectors a rare card the broader market immediately understands.

Representative image of a 2012-13 Panini National Treasures #114 Kawhi Leonard RPA /199 BGS 9.5 from another Card Ladder sale; pictured serial number differs
#6

2012-13 National Treasures Kawhi Leonard RPA RC Patch 3-Color AUTO /199 BGS 9.5

$50,108

Feb 16, 2021
Why it matters

Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire player case into one card the hobby already understands.

Kawhi Leonard 2012-13 Panini National Treasures #114 Kawhi Leonard Signed Jersey Patch Rookie Card (#147/199) - BGS GEM MINT 9.5/BGS 10 card from Card Ladder
#7

2012-13 Panini National Treasures #114 Kawhi Leonard Signed Jersey Patch Rookie Card (#147/199) - BGS GEM MINT 9.5/BGS 10

$43,200

Jun 28, 2021
Why it matters

Premium rookie patch-autograph cards still give Kawhi the cleanest top-end rookie answer, especially when the copy is short-printed or unusually clean.

Image of the same 2018-19 Panini National Treasures Kawhi Leonard Logoman Autograph 1/1 from a later Card Ladder sale
#8

2018-19 National Treasures Kawhi Leonard Game Used NBA Logoman Patch AUTO 1/1

$43,100

Jul 23, 2019
Why it matters

Checklist gravity plus true logo-patch scarcity is doing the work here, turning this into more than an ordinary player card.

Kawhi Leonard 2012 National Treasures Kawhi Leonard RC PATCH AUTO /25 #114 BGS 9.5 GEM MINT card from Card Ladder
#9

2012 National Treasures Kawhi Leonard RC PATCH AUTO /25 #114 BGS 9.5 GEM MINT

$38,000

Feb 5, 2021
Why it matters

Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire player case into one card the hobby already understands.

Kawhi Leonard 2013-14 Panini National Treasures NBA Logoman Autographs #9 Kawhi Leonard (#1/2) - BGS NM-MT 8, BGS 9 card from Card Ladder
#10

2013-14 Panini National Treasures NBA Logoman Autographs #9 Kawhi Leonard (#1/2) - BGS NM-MT 8, BGS 9

$37,200

Jan 8, 2022
Why it matters

Checklist gravity plus true logo-patch scarcity is doing the work here, turning this into more than an ordinary player card.

Collector context

The collector read

Record-sale context

$181,200 - 2012-13 Panini National Treasures Gold #114 Kawhi Leonard Signed Jersey Patch Rookie Card (#3/5) - BGS GEM MINT 9.5/BGS 10

Premium rookie patch-autograph cards still give Kawhi the cleanest top-end rookie answer, especially when the copy is short-printed or unusually clean.

Rookie-card benchmark

2012-13 National Treasures Gold rookie patch autograph /5

Kawhi's best rookie answer still sits in the National Treasures gold patch-auto tier, where scarcity and rookie prestige meet cleanly.

How the market is layered

First-year Prizm rookie with title equity and strange liquidity

Kawhi's best cards are stronger than his everyday hobby temperature. Two Finals MVPs, 2012 Prizm, and real championship memory give him a serious case, but injuries and personality keep the market oddly selective.

Cards that define the market

  • 2012-13 National Treasures Gold rookie patch autograph /5 - Kawhi's strongest premium rookie answer still lives in National Treasures, especially the short-printed gold branch near the top of the market.
  • 2012-13 Prizm Gold Prizm /10 - Gold Prizm matters because it gives Kawhi a clean flagship rookie lane that serious collectors and broader buyers both respect.
  • 2012-13 Prizm Silver and premium graded copies - Silver and black-label outcomes matter because Kawhi's market rewards elite condition on the cards most buyers instantly recognize.

Where collectors get it wrong

  • Do not ignore injury and availability drag.
  • Do not buy weak Clippers-era cards ahead of 2012 Prizm.
  • Do not assume championships alone create broad liquidity.

Kawhi's market fools people in both directions: resume collectors underrate the best cards, while hype buyers overpay for the wrong ones.

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